Beads

Triton over Canyon de Chelly glass

Triton over Canyon de Chelly glass

Triton mirrored glass bead

Triton mirrored glass bead

Another star

Another star

Wirework fibula and star bead

Now that I've got my photography set up back to normal, I can post a few more pictures. Here's a fibula--a type of pin once used by the Romans. FibulaFibula
This is a first attempt and really the curvy bits are a bit too large. I'll make them smaller on the next try. I also wasn't picking out my best beads as this was a trial run. Next time I think I'll make it about 2/3 size and see how that looks.

Star bead

Star bead

Fibula

Fibula

Peyote cube bracelet

This bracelet was the project from last month's meeting of the Anglia Bead Group at Colchester. The first two rows are ladder stitch and the rest is peyote. I decided not to use the usual clasp but devised something else. Not sure whether I like it yet, I may swop it for some other clasp. This pattern took two and a half tubes of cube beads at £1.90 per tube.Peyote cube braceletPeyote cube bracelet
I took the photo with the bracelet around the lip of a wine glass.

Peyote cube bracelet

Peyote cube bracelet

Recent playing with glass- Pictures

You may have noticed that I don't usually stick to one type of bead but love to play around and try everything in the hope that it will improve my skills. Here are some photos of some of my latest efforts. The Faff ones are just to see how I can manipulate liquid glass into various shapes. They'd be no good as beads that are worn as they are too delicate but they could be inserted into clear crystal using the methods invented by Loren Stump.

Green spring

Green spring
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